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Re: (TV) keyboards
The problem with keyboards is that key players are as ego-centric if not more-so, than guitarists; and it often devolves into a battle over who should be louder, take the longest solos... ect. As a guitarist, ( Pee Wees secret phrase of the week) I would want and expect keyboards to have a rhythm-section only place in a band - with a couple exceptions. The 70s are fraught with horrible examples of bombastic out of control keys - ELP, Kansas, Styx . Yes and King Crimson and Edgar Winter - and maybe even Lynnyrd Skinyrd (sp) are the only exceptions for me - and players like Nicky Hopkins and Jack Neitzche who know what pianos are for in a rock band. Some keys are very tasteful. I hate to mention that band - you know U2 - those reverby piano keys are nice in the October album.
- Russ
Scott Simpson <SSimpson@nyc.rr.com> wrote :
> I thought I was the only one who hated keyboards. I didn't think I was
> snobbish. Same reason I hated disco. It just sounded god-awful. But this
> was back in the mid-'70's during the Big Takeover. Only station we got back
> on the farm was AM Top 40.
>
> Only allowance was Tim Constantin when he played with the Dead. Nothing
> worse than a drum solo, but a keyboard solo is pretty damn close. I even
> hate Billy Preston's work with the Stones during the period when they were
> good.
>
> Okay, there's Pink Floyd. But that's another story.
>
> Scott, NYC
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